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We are exposed to risks associated with credit card and payment fraud and with credit card processing.

Certain of
our customers use credit cards to pay for our Consumer technology support offerings. We may suffer losses as a result of orders placed with fraudulent credit cards or other payment data. Our failure to detect or control payment fraud could have an
adverse effect on our results of operations. We are also subject to payment card industry association operating standards and requirements, as in effect from time to time. Compliance with those standards requires us to invest in network and systems
infrastructure and processes. Failure to comply with these rules or requirements may subject us to fines, potential contractual liabilities, and other costs, resulting in harm to our business and results of operations.

We are exposed to risks associated with
credit card and payment fraud and with credit card processing.

Certain of our customers use credit cards to pay for our Consumer
technology support offerings. We may suffer losses as a result of orders placed with fraudulent credit cards or other payment data. Our failure to detect or control payment fraud could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. We are also
subject to payment card association operating standards and requirements, as in effect from time to time. Compliance with those standards requires us to invest in network and systems infrastructure and processes. Failure to comply with these
rules or requirements may subject us to fines, potential contractual liabilities, and other costs, resulting in harm to our business and results of operations.

We are exposed to risks associated withcredit card and payment fraud and with credit card processing.

Certain of our customers use credit cards to pay for our Consumertechnology support offerings. We may suffer losses as a result of orders placed with fraudulent credit cards or other payment data. Our failure to detect or control payment fraud could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. We are alsosubject to payment card association operating standards and requirements, as in effect from time to time. Compliance with those standards requires us to invest in network and systems infrastructure and processes. Failure to comply with theserules or requirements may subject us to fines, potential contractual liabilities, and other costs, resulting in harm to our business and results of operations.

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We may not be issued patents we may seek to protect our technology;

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Competitors may independently develop similar technologies or design around any of our patents;

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Patents issued to us may not be broad enough to protect our proprietary rights; and

We are exposed to risks associated with credit card and payment fraud and with credit card processing.

Certain of our customers use credit cards to pay for our consumer technology support offerings. We may suffer losses as a result of orders placed with fraudulent credit
cards or other payment data. Our failure to detect or control payment fraud could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. We are subject to payment card association operating standards and requirements, as in effect from time to time.
Compliance with those standards requires us to invest in network and systems infrastructure and processes. Failure to comply with these rules or requirements may subject us to fines, potential contractual liabilities, and other costs,
resulting in harm to our business and results of operations.

We are
exposed to risks associated with credit card and payment fraud and with credit
card processing.

Certain of our customers use
credit cards to pay for our consumer technology support offerings. We may
suffer losses as a result of orders placed with fraudulent credit cards or
other payment data. Our failure to detect or control payment fraud could have
an adverse effect on our results of operations. We are subject to payment card
association operating standards and requirements, as in effect from time to
time. Compliance with those standards requires us to invest in network and
systems infrastructure and processes.
Failure to comply with these rules or requirements may subject us
to fines, potential contractual liabilities, and other costs, resulting in harm
to our business and results of operations.